It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around July. In July, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 4 days of the month.
Things to Do
The lagoon's coral reefs, among the largest in the world, and hiking trails on Grande Terre are the main draws.
Local Cuisine
Try bougna, a Kanak dish of meat and vegetables cooked in banana leaves.
Month-by-month weather
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
JanuaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Daylight13h 11m
FebruaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset6:21 PM
Daylight12h 43m
MarchAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall112 mm
Rainy days14
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Daylight12h 9m
AprilOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Daylight11h 30m
MayGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Daylight10h 58m
JuneGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset5:21 PM
Daylight10h 42m
JulyBest
Expect warm days around 28°/18°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 18°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Daylight10h 49m
AugustGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:22 AM
Sunset5:38 PM
Daylight11h 16m
SeptemberGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/20°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 20°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Daylight11h 53m
OctoberOK
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:45 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Daylight12h 31m
NovemberOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Daylight13h 3m
DecemberAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests